Last update: Mgr. Jana Sehnálková, Ph.D. (27.01.2024)
The purpose of this course is to look into one of the most important contemporary bilateral relationships - relations between the PRC and the U.S. Within the scope of the course we will analyze key issues that influence the Beijing-Washington relationship – from strategic considerations and international roles played by both actors to economic cooperation and the issue of human rights. We will also look at some of the domestic factors that are instrumental in shaping the bilateral relationship. The dynamics of Sino-American relations will be illustrated by several case studies (Taiwan, South China Sea, etc.).
Course completion requirements
Last update: Bc. Sára Lochmanová (05.02.2024)
According to the Dean's provision, the teacher evaluates the student's performance in the percentages assigned to grades A to F (https://fsv.cuni.cz/opatreni-dekanky-c-20/2019):
Taiya M. Smith, Why Go Strategic. The Value of a Truly Strategic Dialogue Between the United States and China, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Policy Outlook, July 28, 2010.
Bernard D. Cole, China’s Growing Maritime Power: Implications for the United States, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, December 6, 2006.
AND MUCH, MUCH MORE...
Teaching methods
Last update: Mgr. Jana Sehnálková, Ph.D. (13.01.2024)
Most of the classes will evolve around a document - an article or a video. The lecturers will explain the key concepts and the key issues, each class will then include space for discussions related to the assigned material.
Syllabus
Last update: Mgr. Jana Sehnálková, Ph.D. (31.01.2024)
SELECTION TOPICS which will be covered:
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1. Introduction to the course
2. How China Sees America and How America Sees China, Traumas of Tiananmen
Randall L. Schweller, Xiayu Pu, “After Unipolarity: China´s Visions of International Order in an Era of U.S. Decline,” International Security, Vol. 36, No. 1 (Summer 2011): pp. 41-72.
5. China´s Foreign Policy Making - Actors and Schools of Thoughts
David M. Lampton, How China is Ruled: Why It´s Getting Harder for Beijing to Govern, Foreign Affairs (Jan-Feb 2014), p. 74-84.
6. China´s New Security Concept, China´s Military
Robert D. Kaplan: The Geography of Chinese Power. How Far Can Beijing Reach on Land and at Sea. Foreign Affairs May-June 2010.